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GRACKERG" SLUBGERS IN
BAD SLUMP. LOSE 4701
By Fuzzy Woodruff.
¢ UTCH” FRANK, Cracker
leader and eminent baseball
general, searched about for
the evil genius or the matural cause
that has converted his sluggers into
} s mild-mannered batsmen as ever
~ walked up to a plate and then walked
back again.
‘ When the season started, he was
sincere In the belief that he had the
putslugginest club that ever wrecked
the hopes and aspirations of a South
ern League pitcher. Experts around
the circuit agreed with him.
If an aspiring hurler reads the
fnames of Thrasher and Mayer and
/Munch and MacDonald and Lennox
- and his face doesn’'t blanch, then he
, possesses as bold a heart as ever stir
" red in the breast of a highwayman
ashore or a buccaneer afloat or a man
trying to take orders for mineral wa
lers nowadays, when everybody pines
In vain for beer.
But for the past week or so this
slugging outfit has been as harmless
with their bats as a troupe of trained
fleas on the broad back of a mastiff.
Their offensive activities have con
sisted mainly of going to the plate,
exchanging scowls with umpiratical
persons and then sitting down again
as close as possible to the shady
spot on the starboard side of the wa
ler cooler.
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THESE athletes are at as much a
; loss as the Cracker pilot. “Tex"
McDonald, by nature and reputation
2 demon clubber, discussed his lam
entable slump just before vester
fay's more or less tragic battle. “I've
never looked as bad up there in my
whole life,” he said. “It isn’'t the
ygitching. either, that's getting me. I've
“hit better pitching than I'm popping
‘how. It's me. And I don’'t know
how to account for it. I never felt
better in my life, and I never hit less.
“But just wait a day or so, until
we all get out of this slump, and then
rome pitchers are going to be in for a
good time.”
Which is probably the case. The
Cracker hitters are in one of those
tlumps that can not be explained, and
will end as suddenly as it arrived.
Today may be the day.
Nothing but a lack of ability to hit
In runs caused the Cracker downfall
to the sorry score of 4-1 yesterday.
The followers of Frank had several
spportunities to score. But the old
base hit was never coming.
* All the Lookouts had to do was to
walt until the breaks came their way,
and then shove over the necessary
runs. For Rube Marshall had excel
lent control, save in one inning, and,
while he didn’'t seem to possess any
great amount of stuff he had plenty
to make the Crackers look silly.
Scott Perry pitched well enough,
and his support was fair, except that
neither he nor his teammates seemed
to have any particular interest in the
lbattle from the first inning to the
ast,
On the other hand, the Lookouts
were full of life, and went after the
ball game, and they deserved to win
It, which they did, as has been re
marked before.
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IN the stands yesterday was a good
looking young fellow of the actor
type, who talked mighty knowingly
*about the game. There were some
of his neighbors who thought he was
four-flushing. He wasn’'t. He really
knew,
And he’s an actor, He was Clar
ence Oliver, the very clever young
man who makes the Forsyth bill
*worth while this week. It wouldn't
‘do to let the matinee crowd know it,
but Oliver played ball long before he
ever considered making a living on
the boards,
He was in the Missouri Valley
League way back in 1901, when the
Bouthern League was formed. He re
ported to Memphis, where Charley
B ASEBALL
Wednesday
Atlanta vs. Chattanooga
Ponce De Leon Park
Game Called at 3:30 o'Clock,
for
Buccessor of the Georgla Keeley Insti
lute, with Dr. J. H. Conway In charge
229 Woodward Ave., Atlanta, Ga.
§0 Neal Institutes in Principal Cities
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Crackers Are Still Running Fourth in Southern League Race
§ Marshall Whole Show! !
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Chattanooga. ab. r. h, po. a, e.
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Messenger, cf.. .. .. .. 4 0 1 5.0 0
SIATrIS, Ab.. .y i e 48 8180
Hyßth ot ouviiy G B 0 R 0 0
Hiherteld, SB.: |4 di et 2 0% D
Fitter, 3 ...l soiwitoc 3 002 B 0
Graal Bb.¢ oo eisvis. 8 030 80
Kitchens, c.. ¢ ec s c« 20 0 s°o°o
Marshall; Dic si ovivs 48 00 0.3 0
TOWRIB.. . i vaative SR 42000 88 O
Atlanta, ab, r, h, po. a. e,
Thrasner, o 2 ~ i 5i .. 83 0 850 3
Marcan, 3b.. s 4 8 0012 5 O
MuYeE, of,. i WUV GBOO
MeDonald, If.. oo ss.oe. 4 G 1 1.0 0
LONHOK, BD.; v lvdkvi t 00 18 O
EArEInN, ¢cc ivsiks i» 80 0.5 %
MUnch, ib., i . i . 8 001 30
MoMillan, 88.. . s .= 3 0.1 & 2 0
POMY Dis viviivcaves 8 13 2 3 0
ROLRIN, - sosihi iBR 2 80201 %
Score by Innings:
Chattanooga ..............000 010 201—4
Atlanta ..........000000.,.000 010 000—]
Batteries: Two-base hits—Hyatt,
Perry, Thrasher. Three-base hits—Mec-
Millan, Harris. Double plays—Graff to
Pitler to Harris; Munch (unassisted).
Stolen bases—Jantzen, Mayer. Left on
bases—Chumnoolfa. 3; Atlanta, 5. Time
of me—l:4s, mpires—Bernhard and
O"Is:ole.
Frank was manager. In the Blufl?
City he was a teammate of Theodore‘
Breitenstein, Red Ehret, Vic Accor
sin, Perry Worden, Otto Willlams
and other of the ancients, who are!
probably mummified by now. Why,
Dutch Frank was playing outfield
then. !
- - .
OLTVER was sold by Frank out in
the Texas League, where he later
became a teammate of Tris Speaker.‘
His athletic days over, he joined a
stock theatrical company and played
the South for several years. He later
was leading man with Blanche Ring.}
and was last seen in Atlanta as the
leading man in “Officer 666.”
But he has never forgotten his love
for the old pastime. He'll be out
every day this week. He has fixed
that with the management at the For
syth.
.. Y ‘
AS a result of yesterday's tragedy,
the Lookouts moved up nearer
the Crackers, who are once danger
ously closé to the second division.
Again the .500 mark proved the
Crackers’ hoodoo. Some day the
Crackers will be at the coveted mark,
and Ed Ytafitte will pitch, and they
will go above, never to sink again.
Watch the prediction.
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JAKE MUNCH continues to hit with
all the luck of Job. Yesterday he
drove viciously every time he was at
bat, but every time the ball went
stralght at some waiting Lookout.
- - *
THE Crackers really hit harder than
the box score would Indicate.
Graff killed three or four sure blows,
while Heinle Jantzen made his usual
circus catch, robbing Lennox of a
mighty drive with a man on base,
- . .
THE game was played in 1 hour and
45 minutes, thanks to the fact that
Elberfeld refrained from extraordi
nary beefing.
- - .
SAM MAYER is fooling even the
umpires, “That fellow makes
throws that nobody can anticipate,”
sald Bill Bernhard after the game.
“He's going to catch some umpire
asleep some day, Watch it.”
S ———
A. A U, BOXER CALLED PRO
MILWAUKEE, May 10.—Joe Dory, a
Wisconsin boxer, has been ordered . to
return_a gold medal he won as a con
testant in an amateur boxing show in
Pittsburg. According to the %\'uconsln
A. A. U, Commissioner Dory is a pro
fessional.
C————————
TWO BOUTS FOR CHRISTIE
MILWAUKEE, May 10.—Gus Christle,
of this city, has signed to box Young
Ahearn at Cleveland, May 19. Chick
Hayes and Kid Murphy wiil furnish the
semiwind-up. Christie will also box
George Chip in Cleveland on May 26,
COLLEGE B. B. RESULTS
At Macon—Mercer, 2; Florida, 1.
At Knoxville—Tennessee, 19; Chatta
noga University, 1,
Xt Columbla, 8. C.—Washington and
Lee, 6; South Carolina, 3.
Come On, You Amateurs.
HE Atlanta Georglan sport pages
T are open to amateur baseball
news In Atlanta and surround.
ing citles. Remember that sou can
book your games through The Genr
glan ‘jy sending your notlces to the
amateur editor. Me Is on the Job
dally and Is glad to glve the “future
greats” all the publicity they de.
sire,
Send your communications writ.
ten on one side of paper, writing
plainly, In Ink if possible. Managers
of teams are requested to glve their
names, addresses or telephone num.
bers below thelr notices,
Come on, you amateur managers,
and get busy,
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Results of All Games Played Yesterday, and Games Scheduled
for Today.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS,
Southern League,
Clubs. W. L. Pct. Clubs. W. L. Pet
Nash. 17 1 JeSiChatta. ‘ll 13 .53
New Or. 17 17 .708IMoblle 10 15 400
B'ham 13 12 .520|L. Rock 915 .375
Atlanta 12 13 .480 | M'mphis 8 15 .348
South Atlantic League,
Clubs. W. L. Pet l Clubs. W. L. Pet
C'rleston 14 -7 .667 ! C'umbia 10 12 .455
Mont. 12 10 .545 | Albany 912 .429
Augusta 10 11 A'lGlMacon 813 .381
C'umbus 10 11 .476
Georgla-Alabama League,
- Clubs. W. 1 Pct| Clubs. W, L. Pet
Rome 6 0 1.000 | Griffin 2 4 .333
Newnan § 1 .833lAnnlat'n :1 8.0
T'adega 3 3 .500 'LaGr. 15 M
| Natlonal League,
. Clubs. W. L. Pcll Clubs. W, L. Pct
Br'klyn 10 4 .714 | Phila. 8 8 .500
Boston 10 5 .667 | Pitts. 10 12 455
Chicago 12 9 .571|St. L. 811 .450
Cincin. 11 11 500 N. York 313 .188
American League, 2
Clubs. W. L. Pvt‘ Clubs, W, L. Pct
Cleve, 15 8 .562 |Detroit 11 11 .500
Wash. 11 9 .5560 | "hicago 11 13 .458
N. York 11 9 Soo{3¢ I, 8.11 48
Boston 11 11 .500 | Phila. 713 .348
WHERE THEY PLAY WEDNESDAY.
Southern League,
Chattanoozg at Atlanta.
Little Rock at New Orleans.
Memphis at Moblle.
Nashville at Birmingham,
American League,
Detroit at Philadelphia.
St. Louls at Washington,
Chicago at New York. .
Cleveland at Boston.
National League.
Boston at Chicago.
Philadelphia at St. Louis.
Brookl}'n at Cincinnatl.
New York at Pittsburg.
Georgla-Alabama League.
Anniston at Griffin.
Newnan at LaGrange.
Rome at Talladega.
§ S
American Assoclation.
Columbus at Kansas City.
Home Schedule of
Crackers This Month
HE Lookouts will be the oppo-
T nents of the Crackers today
and tomorrow; after Kid
Elberfeld’s men depart come the
Chicks, Travelers and Vols.
Frank’s men finish their home
stay on May 24, when they will
leave to open a series with Chat
tanooga in the Tennessee city.
Following is the COrackers’
schedule during the remainder of
their stay in Atlanta:
Chattanooga at Atlanta—May
10, 11,
Memphis at Atlanta—May 12, 13,
15, 16.
Little Rock at Atlanta—May 17,
1!N19. 20.
ashville at Atlanta—May 22,
23, 24.
Toledo at Milwaukee,
Louisville at St. Paul.
Indianapolis at Minneapolis.
Texas League,
Galveston at Dallas.
Houston at Fort Worth.
Beaumont at Shreveport.
San Antonio at Waco.
South Atlantic League.
Albany at Charleston (two games;.
Columbus at Augusta (two games).
Macon at Jacksonville,
. College Games,
Gordon ws. Columbla, at Barnesville.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.,
Southern League.
Chattanoofi 4, Atlanta 1.
Mobile 9, Memphis 8.
New Orleans 4, Little Rock 2.
Nashville 11, Birmingham 10,
American League.
Detroit 16, Phnadeg)hla 2.
Boston 5, Cleveland 1.
St. Louis 10 Washlngton 5.
Chicago 5, New York 4.
Natlonal League.
New York 13, l’lttshur! .
Chicago 8, Cincinnati 5,
Others not scheduled.
South Atlantic League.
Charleston 5, Albany 2.
Columbia 8, Montgomery 6.
Columbus 9, Augusta 2,
Jacksonville 7, Macon 6.
Goorz[:-mabaml League.
Griffin 5, Grange 1.
Rome 8, Talladega 7,
Newnan 8, Anniston 5,
American Assoclation.
Milwaukee 14, Toledo 8.
ansas C"Y 9, Columbus 3.
Indllnlgo is 9, Minneapolis 3.
St. Paul 7, Louisville 3.
International League.
Newark 9, Montreal 6,
Rochester 8, Richmond 5.
Providence 10, Toronto 9,
Only three games.
Carolina League.
Asheville 9, Raleigh 7,
Charlotte 12, Durham 3.
Winston-Salem 11, Greensboro 0,
Crackers Not Hitting
. .
Up to Their Fine Form
Players., ab. r. h, pet.
WIROR sicove 46sss 18 5 & 300
MOFBR .ocovevveceess 0 9 168 .400
Thrasher ...c.c .eO.. 99 16 33 328
MUDOR ciovne-onesess B 8 . 6 36 576
POEMING .ooeos veeoes 13 6 10 38¢
LONLLS covoes vevenee 19 1 6 363
MODOBAIE oov sosoe. 08 § 2‘ 259
Mn{{or sessss ssevese 837 10 29 .253
McMillan ...... .... 81 13 20 247
LONNOR .coooo seveer 93 6 39 243
EEE s aviniie. B 3 B 217
BATORE Ssices seoes 10 O % 188
IOGOFRONN (oso vvve. 18 1 3 1S
SN Liss sireeicic B 0 B .3 98
S bl sissienn i 10 09
SR Sinsvs sincnisir. 1 O 0 B
Brennan ...... ..... 0 0 O .000
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TOMMY GIBBONS IS TO WED
SBT. PAUL, May 10.—-Mike Gibbons,
middleweight champion, s going to be
called upon this month for speed other
than in the ring. After knocking out
of Jeff BSmith any llnferinx fdeas about
the middleweight title, In New York,
May 23, he I to double back here quick
ly to attend the wedding of his fistic
brother Tommy, to Miss Helen Mega,
May 27. Then Mike will start farming
near Osakis, Minn., and gradually retire
from the ring. Tommy announced that
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
he will not participate in fighting of the
ring kind for several months, on account
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RED AND BLACK TEAM
THENS, May 10.—The baseball
season in the Classic City of
Athens i{s again approaching
the crucial date and Friday of this
week will find the tension strung to
the near-snapping point, when the
first game of the annual Tech series
is to be staged on Sanford Mead.
The two games here this week are
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- - - A
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she hit a slump and lost flve straight
games. But since the Auburn set
back Bean's outfit has been running
with the best of the Southern nines
and has only lost the series to Vie
ginia.
. . .
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will present a number of players
who have never gone against the Yel
low Jackets before. This Is true
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pitchers and catchers. Rflwnnn.‘ who
has done all the catching this year, is
on the team for the first year, yet he
has developed into one of the greatest ;
‘Georgia has ever had and all season
his hitting has been a feature, while
his throwing is almost perfect. His
success has been the one distinet sur
prise of the season for Georgians, *
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WESTBROOK and Philpot, whe
will be called on to carry the
brunt of the hurling work are both
new men on the team and so are Fox
and McWhorter, so far as Tech games
are concerned.
Henderson i{s back at first base for
his' fourth year, but at second will be
found Johnston, a new player, in place
of George Harrison. Short is again
covered by Captain Clements, who is
playing one of his best games, and on
third base {s Holden, who has been on
the team since 1912, when Covington
was laid off. David, who was the ter
ror of the outfleld on the Northern
trip and against Trinity here, is the
only new man in the outer garden.
Gillls and Erwin both played in for
mer series, Erwin making himself fa
mous in 1912 when his home run won
for Georgla.
. * -
UNLESS this week's practices de
velop some unexpected changes
the following line-up will very prob
ably be In action Friday:
David, If.; Clements, ss.; Rawson,
c.; Henderson, Ib.; Erwin, cf.; Gillis,
rs.; Johnston, 2b.; Holden, 3b.; Phil
pot or Westbrook, p.
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PHILPOT is a left-hander, who
came to Georgia from the Au
gusta Military Academy and has been
ynder the tutelage of Clff Brannen a
couple of seasons and since the first
game has improved wonderfully, He
kas a style much on the order of
“Baby” Wilder, who was the sensa
tion of the vear, when he and Carl
Thompson made up Georgia's pitch
ing staff,
Westbrook, who has been in a col
lege some three years, has never
shown enough stuff to make the team
unti] this vear's vacancies gave him
the chance. He has pitched several
bad games this year, but with warm
weather he is hard to beat. Last
Thursday he let Trinity down with
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